The Panthers punched their playoff ticket with a 42-6 win over Rudyard in a Ski Valley North Conference football game Friday night.

Jarred Lavigne gained 119 yards on eight carries and scored on runs of 11 and 44 yards for the Panthers (6-2 overall, 4-1 SAC). Lavigne also caught five passes for 106 yards and hauled in a 71-yard TD pass from Jared Hatfield.

Lukas Steikar had 45 yards on 20 carries and a 2-yard TD run for the Bulldogs (0-8, 0-5). Cody Mesnard was 8-of-19 passing for 78 yards. Alex Warner led the Bulldogs' receivers with three catches for 37 yards.

On defense, Travis Reich led the Panthers with 10 tackles, while Sam Eckola and James Bonnell had eight each.

With its sixth win, Pickford secured its first playoff trip since 2009. Pickford visits Onaway on Oct. 19, while Rudyard closes its season at Central Lake.

ST. IGNACE 61, PELLSTON 0: Another week, another blowout win against another opponent with a winning record for St. Ignace.

The Saints had little resistance Friday, waxing Pellston to improve to 8-0 overall. The Saints notched their fourth shutout of the season and finish the Ski Valley Conference North play with a perfect 5-0 record, all but assuring themselves home-field advantage for the first two rounds of the playoffs.

Junior quarterback Tyler Snyder was again impressive with 201 yards and four TDs on 11-of-14 passing for 201 yards.

The Saints compiled 503 yards of offense, including 302 rushing. Senior receiver Joe Ostman had four catches for 102 yards and a 58-yard TD grab. Senior Curtis St. Louis had 84 yards and two TDs rushing and four catches for 61 yards and a TD receiving. Senior Richard Bentley had 84 yards and a TD rushing to lead the Saints on the ground. Cody Therrian had two catches for 29 yards and hauled in a TD aerial.

Junior Jimmy Swanson, and seniors Joe Krause, Galloway Thurston also ran for TDs for the Saints. Ostman and Thurston led the defense with 11 tackes each and Bentley had six stops.

The Hornets, who started out the season, fell to 4-4 overall and 2-3 in the Ski Valley.

The Saints host Cheboygan, which qualified for the playoffs with a 45-0 win over Benzie Central, in the regular-season finale Friday.

ISHPEMING 29, NEWBERRY 6: The Indians (3-5) had a strong defensive performance against the Hematites (7-1) but struggled to move the ball.

The Indians trailed 15-0 at halftime after giving the Hematites a short field with a fumble on a kickoff return. The Hematites added a TD in the third quarter before quarterback Ian Stokes hit receiver Dustin Brown on a 70-yard TD pass.

Page 2 of 2 - The Indians had 91 yards rushing on 34 carries, led by Mike Ash's 40 yards.

"Their linebackers are so disciplined, and their DBs are so fast," Indians coach Fred Bryant said. "They're a good, disciplined football team."

Chris Ducsay had 12 tackles and a fumble recovery to lead the defense, while John Nolan had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery and Dustin Crosby had 10 tackles.

"We knew that they had an injury with their QB and we were going to force them to throw," Bryant said. "We put nine guys in the box and put a lot of pressure on them. Their first five plays they had a 40-yard TD and a 30-yard off tackle. Then there's a lot of 4s and 3s in there."

The Indians host Sault High in the annual Little Brown Jug game next Friday.

CEDARVILLE 28, BELLAIRE 14: It was the closest score of the season for Cedarville, which overcame seven turnovers to keep its perfect record intact with a 28-14 Bridge Alliance 8-man football triumph over Bellaire Friday night.

Three players ran for over 100 yards as the Trojans compiled 398 yards on the ground. Quarterback Bobby Krackowski was 5-of-6 passing for 68 yards and also had 103 yards rushing on six carries and two TDs.

Kaden Barbeaux ran for 151 yards on 15 carries and had a 42-yard TD run, while Todd Hecht piled up 130 yards on 11 rushing attempts and had a 70-yard TD run. Brad Causley hauled in two catches for 50 yards.

The Upper Peninsula's top-ranked Trojans hiked their record to 8-0 overall and 7-0 Bridge Alliance. Bellaire dipped to 5-3, 4-3.